בֵּית לֶחֶם
bêt leḥem
Bethlehem
Strong's H1035Proper NounHebrewTWOT 241b

בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêt leḥem) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning Bethlehem. It appears 41 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1035).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 241b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 241b)Bethlehem; Beth-Lechem
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם proper name of a place

Strong's H1035 בֵּית לֶחֶם: Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
KJV:Bethlehem.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 241: בַּ֫יִת bayit — house; place; receptacle; household, family; household affairs; housewards, inwards; on the inside, within; court, daughter, door, hangings, home, inside, palace, temple, web

See it in Scripture

Genesis 35:19Joshua 19:15Judges 12:8

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